My last workshop of the year turned out to be my best ever. I did have an amazing group of passionate and dedicated people like all my workshops, but this workshop was great because I've become a better teacher and with the experience of coaching so many wonderful students, I can more effectively target and and assess on an individual basis those tools needed for personal success and push them to the next level.
Let's face it, the chance of making it as a full time professional photographer is about 1,000 to 1. If I were to ask anyone, "What is the best way to learn golf and become a professional golfer?" Of course the obvious answer is to have personal and direct instruction from Tiger Woods. Success in a highly competitive field is acheived from highly personalized training from someone who is very successful and who is willing to tell ALL the secrets and who is good at teaching. This is also true with photography.
My workshops are designed so I can mentor my students and give them very customizable information. It is not only related to technical photography information, but I also teach life skills and after doing so many workshops, I know half the battle is building vital life skills. I often can get to know two individuals, both with the same training, tools, talent and resources but one will experience a great amount of success and the other may very well be frustrated and feel trapped, stuck in the mud as they say. This phenomena intriqued me, that is why I decided to create the lecture , "7 Principles for Living the Extraordinary Life." A lecture designed to give people an understanding of life skills required to be happy and successful.
I am so glad to hear many of my students are finding success on so many levels- booking weddings in foreign and exciting destinations like Cuba, South of France, Paris, Italy, etc. Many have taken away a lot of self confidence too which has made a great difference in their life and business approach. As each workshop passes, the SR community just seems to get stronger and stronger, everyone helping each other to new levels of success. It is like we know each other like brothers and sisters, the community is ready to explode to new heights- just keep your eye on these fab photographers. If you are a photographer longing to get to the next level and into a healthy photography community, I urge you to consider taking one of my workshops next year. Don't be afraid to join the revolution, we can help a person at any level.
Here are a few previews of the slideshow....
Thanks to self proclaimed #1 SR groupie Vanessa- she'll be in Venice of course!
Gayle's daughter from our SF workshop also did an amazing job for us. Thank you Johanna!
Gayle has some game too!
Fellow student Abigail always seems to get her money's worth out of my workshop and gets me to photograph a session w/ her. That's a $1,600 value!! LOL!
Thanks Mandi, hair and make-up was outstanding!!!
A new world opening up for Stephen and others.
Sou-Wah from the UK also wanted me to take some photos of her, she's talented and just a wonderful person whom everyone falls in love with. Even single guys from California!
Thanks Kate for hanging out with us for a few days!
Just had to photograph fellow student Jackie, she was part of the orignal Paris group in 2007. Btw, Abigail posed the picture on the left.
Thanks Yelitza, you're part of the SR family now!! See you in Venice, China??
The Flamenco show was one of THE visual highlights of Spain. AMAZING!! Flamenco originated in Sevilla. To witness excellence of the highest level is just overwhelming.
The music was awesome too and brought many of us to tears, it was so moving!
Got to visit the largest Cathedral in the world.
Plaza de Espana is one amazing place
Kitty was another amazing model. Thanks Kitty!
Nina!! Self proclaimed SR groupie #2. One of my favorite images.
This was a wedding dress made of a bedsheet and white and red organza!! Nice job Yelitza. Thanks Nina for spending a few minutes with me.
Many of us who stayed an extra day saw the Flamenco show and shared a last dinner together. It was sad leaving everyone, we had such an amazing time.
Thanks everyone for making Spain so special!!
